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| What was the new government called? |
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| Articles of Confederation[image] |
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| What were the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation? |
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| No right to solve conflicts, money issues, other nations took advantage.[image] |
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| What happened to slavery based on the Northwest Ordinance? |
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| banned in the Northwest[image] |
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| What was the name of the Farmer's Revolt? |
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| Why did the Farmer's Revolt occur? |
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being taxed and losing farms
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| What did the members want the Constitutional Convention to be? |
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| The Federalists Plan consisted of what? |
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| 3 branches, 2 houses based on population[image] |
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| The Anti-Federalists Plan consisted of what? |
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3 branches, 1 house - each state had power
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| How many houses did the Great Compromise agree on? |
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| The members in the House of Representatives is based on what? |
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| How many senators do states get to elect? |
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| How were slaves counted by the Northern and Southern states? |
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| Why is slavery called the 'unfinished business' of the Constitutional Convention? |
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| It was held off for 20 yrs[image] |
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| How many states had to ratify the constitution before it went into effect? |
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| government that rules themselves through elected representatives[image] |
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| What is a document that states rulers are under the law and citizens have rights? |
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Idea that no person can be held in prison without first being charged with the crime
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English writer whose ideas were popular among the American
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| What are the three branches of government? |
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| Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
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| What is the Seperation of Powers? |
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| designed to keep any person or group from gaining to much power [image] |
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| Who created the idea of the Seperation of Powers? |
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Baron de Montesquieu
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| Why did the Federalists support the Constitution? |
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| wanted a strong national or federal government |
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| Why did Anti-Federalists oppose the Constitution? |
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| Thought it made the government to strong and left states to weak |
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| What were the Federalist Papers? |
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| series of essays in favor of the Constitution |
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| What was the first state to ratify the Constitution? |
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| Who was America's first president? |
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| Who was America's first vice president? |
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| Where was America's first capital? |
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| Who proposed the Bill of Rights? |
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| What is the Bill of Rights? |
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list of ammendments added to the Constitution
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| Over time, the Constitution became what kind of document? |
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